7:00 AM – 7:55 AM
REGISTRATION AND MORNING COFFEE
7:55 AM – 8:00 AM
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
Ryan Butts, MD, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
8:00 AM - 9:10 AM
SESSION 1 – DEFINING THE PROBLEM: PEDIATRIC HEART FAILURE
CHAIR: Rachel Andrews, FRCPCH
8:00 AM
What is Heart Failure & Who Gets It? Definitions, Etiologies and Natural History
Joseph Rossano, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
8:15 AM
Symptoms, Signs & Staging of Pediatric Heart Failure
Ryan Butts, MD, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
8:30 AM
Cellular and Genetic Basis of Pediatric Heart Failure
Jeffrey Towbin, MD, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
8:45 AM
Q&A with Panel
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
SESSION 2 – DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING IN PEDIATRIC HEART FAILURE
CHAIR: Jennifer Conway, MD
9:00 AM
What Can Laboratory Values Tell Me about My Patient in Heart Failure?
Claire Irving, FRACP, MD, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Sydney, Australia
9:15 AM
What Imaging Should I Do in My Patient with Heart Failure?
Paul F. Kantor, MBBCh, FRCPC, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
9:30 AM
What Testing is Useful in the Follow-up of Patients with Heart Failure?
Heather T. Henderson, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
9:45 AM
Q&A with Panel
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
SESSION 3 – ACUTE HEART FAILURE IN PEDIATRICS
CHAIR: Ryan Butts, MD
10:30 AM
Diagnosing and Managing Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Joseph Rossano, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
10:45 AM
Using Mechanical Circulatory Support in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Robert Jaquiss, MD, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
11:00 AM
Myocarditis: More than just Whether or Not to Give IVIG---Case Presentation
Leonardo Salazar, MD, Fundacion Cardiovascular de Colombia, Floridablanca, Colombia
11:15 AM
Q&A with Panel
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
LUNCH / NETWORKING BREAK (a box lunch is included in the registration fee)
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
SESSION 4 – CHRONIC HEART FAILURE IN PEDIATRICS
CHAIR: Claire Irving, FRACP, MD
12:30 PM
The Multidisciplinary Approach to Heart Failure Management
Jodie Lantz, MSN, RN, PCNSBC, Children's Health Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
12:45 PM
Medications for Chronic Heart Failure
Rachel Andrews, FRCPCH, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
1:00 PM
Recognizing and Managing Comorbidities
Jack F. Price, MD, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
1:15 PM
Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle
Anne Dipchand, MD, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
1:30 PM
Q&A with Panel
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
SESSION 5 – ADVANCED HEART FAILURE THERAPIES
CHAIR: Heather T. Henderson, MD
1:45 PM
Arrhythmia’s, Pacers, ICD’s and CRT
Michael P. Carboni, MD, Duke Children's Hospital, Durham, NC, USA
2:00 PM
Advanced Circulatory Support
Jennifer Conway, MD, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2:15 PM
When is it Time to Talk Transplant?
Richard Kirk, FRCP, FRCPCH, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
2:30 PM
Q&A with Panel
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
COFFEE BREAK
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
SESSION 6 – UNIQUE PATIENT POPULATIONS
CHAIR: Heather T. Henderson, MD
3:15 PM
Managing Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Rachel Andrews, FRCPCH, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
3:30 PM
Managing Neuromuscular Cardiomyopathy
Claire Irving, FRACP, MD, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Sydney, Australia
3:45 PM
Heart Failure in the Single Ventricle Patient
Jennifer Conway, MD, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
4:00 PM
Q&A with Panel
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
SESSION 7 – DEBATE: FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC HEART FAILURE: REGISTRY VS RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS
CHAIR: Joseph Rossano, MD
4:15 PM
Randomized Trials in Pediatric Heart Failure and Why We Need Them
Robert Shaddy, MD, The Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, USA
4:25 PM
Research from Registries in Heart Failure and Why We Need Them
Anne Dipchand, MD, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
4:35 PM
Rebuttal
Robert Shaddy, MD, Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
4:40 PM
Rebuttal
Anne Dipchand, MD, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
4:45 PM
Q&A with Panel
5:00 PM
SUMMARY / EVALUATION
Heather T. Henderson, MD Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
5:15 PM
ADJORN
*This scientific program is updated each Friday to reflect any changes in information, including room names, session times, speakers information, etc.